oblique course
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Children born lacking this oblique course of the ureter through the bladder wall are susceptible to “vesicoureteral reflux,” which dramatically increases their risk of serious UTI.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
When they alight, they seldom make a curve or gyration, but descend in a straight and oblique course.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 03, No. 17, March, 1859 by Various
He descended in an oblique course, using the resistance of the air as a support.
From Wonderful Balloon Ascents by Marion, F. (Fulgence)
A similar division of troops, under the orders of Jovius and Jovinus, prepared to follow the oblique course of the highways, through the Alps, and the northern confines of Italy.
From History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 2 by Milman, Henry Hart
In its oblique course it struck only a part of the fleet, and the damage, though computed at L. 20,000 sterling, was by no means so great as might have been expected.
From An Historical Account of the Rise and Progress of the Colonies of South Carolina and Georgia, Volume 2 by Hewatt, Alexander
